Carter Jonas shakes up top team
Alexandra Houghton will become new head of commercial at Carter Jonas, replacing Scott Harkness, who has been in the post since 2011.
Houghton will take up the role, based at Carter Jonas’s London HQ, in May and join the consultancy’s management board. She has been with the firm since 2014, having sat on its commercial board from 2015 and achieved equity partner status in 2021.
Most recently, Houghton has served as head of public sector as part of the consultancy and strategy team and has been instrumental in growing the firm’s team and commercial services. She has also played a role in strengthening Carter Jonas geographical reach, helping to solidify its position as a national, multidisciplinary consultancy.
Alexandra Houghton will become new head of commercial at Carter Jonas, replacing Scott Harkness, who has been in the post since 2011.
Houghton will take up the role, based at Carter Jonas’s London HQ, in May and join the consultancy’s management board. She has been with the firm since 2014, having sat on its commercial board from 2015 and achieved equity partner status in 2021.
Most recently, Houghton has served as head of public sector as part of the consultancy and strategy team and has been instrumental in growing the firm’s team and commercial services. She has also played a role in strengthening Carter Jonas geographical reach, helping to solidify its position as a national, multidisciplinary consultancy.
Harkness will remain at Carter Jonas, taking on a new position as head of transactions within the commercial division.
In an additional leadership shift, Richard Love, currently head of building consultancy, will step into the newly created role of head of consultancy. Having joined the firm in 2015, he is also a member of its commercial board and was appointed an equity partner in 2021.
In his new role, Love will continue to lead the firm’s building consultancy services and oversee commercial valuations, property management and consultancy and strategy services.
This revised top team structure aims to support the next phase of Carter Jonas’s growth by providing a dedicated focus on its transactional and consultancy offerings.
Richard Bruce, chief executive at Carter Jonas, said: “Scott’s drive has supported progress in expanding our capabilities and enhancing our service offerings, including notable acquisitions and the recruitment of senior experts nationwide, which have enhanced the balance between our transactional and non-transactional work. This is a strength of our business, and it remains essential for our sustainable growth.
“As we look to the next stage of our development, I am confident that this new structure, under Alexandra’s leadership, will further strengthen these areas. It will enable our teams to focus on and pursue our business plan, enhancing both our transactional capabilities and consultancy offerings.”
Houghton added: “As we embark on Carter Jonas’s five-year vision, we will be continuing our public and private sector work while enhancing our national transactional capabilities and consultancy services in a number of key areas.”
